Grist

JUNE 21, 2021

The 9-year-old girl’s fatal asthma attack might have passed without public notice except for the fact that, after a long legal fight, it became the first British death officially attributed to fossil fuel-caused air pollution. The paper says that climate change is already affecting human health in every country on earth.

Climate change 142

Climate change Medicine Health Fossil fuels 142

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2022

Sommers’ statement may be, in fact, one of the most literal examples of how fossil fuel companies are using language to perpetuate their climate denial and fend off action. Arena was one of six employees to resign in 2015 following revelations of the firm’s greenwashing work with fossil fuel lobbies and associations.

Fossil fuels 98

Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring Climate change Business Energy Monitoring 98

GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

According to a growing body of scientific research, incorporating trees into farmland benefits everything from soil health to crop production to the climate. Trees are cut down for pasture, fossil fuels are used as fertilizer for feed, and that feed is transported across borders, and sometimes the world, using even more fossil fuels.

Agriculture 545

Agriculture Investment Soil Carbon 545

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 3, 2024

The city of Richmond exists in the shadow of the nearby Chevron refinery, which has been connected to poor air quality and health issues in the nearby community. It promised a huge investment in scholarships and public health programs. Most of the people who work at the Chevron refinery live outside the city. They all lost.

Pollution 80

Pollution Health Fossil fuels Politics 80

Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The scientific evidence is unequivocal: climate change is a threat to human wellbeing and the health of the planet," said Pörtner. Fossil fuels are a dead end - for our planet, for humanity, and yes, for economies," he added. The report confirms global temperatures are currently 1.1C

Climate change 68

Climate change Global warming Resilience Sea level rise 68

AGreenLiving

AUGUST 10, 2020

According to a growing body of scientific research, incorporating trees into farmland benefits everything from soil health to crop production to the climate. Trees are cut down for pasture, fossil fuels are used as fertilizer for feed, and that feed is transported across borders, and sometimes the world, using even more fossil fuels.

Agriculture 28

Agriculture Climate change Investment Soil 28

Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

In it, Pinker makes the case for reason, science and humanism, arguing these principles are leading to significant increases in human health, prosperity, safety, peace, knowledge, and happiness throughout the world. The frustrating thing for us is there is no need for this deforestation or climate pollution. There are 1.6

Biodiversity 89

Biodiversity Carbon-negative Politics Agriculture 89

Low Impact

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

So we’re looking at our future, incorporating as a co-op and developing a business plan for 2021 that will set out our pathway to becoming a viable concern, and taking fossil fuel vehicles off the road. There’s interest in South America, and it’s all over Europe. Tell us what CoopCycle is. Is it European or global?

Ethics 86

Ethics Europe South America Government 86

Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 7, 2023

Ocean 14 Capital , a London, UK-based investment firm, announced a further $33M in funding for their fund investing in ocean health. Environmental groups and scientists protested the deal and Andrew Forrest, billionaire mining entrepreneur, threatened to pull investments from the country over its backing of fossil fuels.

Energy Monitor 52

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 52